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Term
-GRAM
 Definition
RECORD
Term
-GRAPHY
 Definition
PROCESS OF RECORDING
Term
-Genesis
 Definition
Formation
Term
-LUCENT
 Definition
TO SHINE
Term
-OPAQUE
 Definition
OBSCURE
Term
-Oma
 Definition
Mass, tumor
Term
-acusis or -cusis
 Definition
hearing
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
lack of strength
Term
-blast
 Definition
embryonic or immature cell
Term
-blastoma
 Definition
Immature tumor
Term
-clast
 Definition
to break
Term
-genesis
 Definition
arise
Term
-listesis
 Definition
slipping
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-meter
 Definition
instrument to measure
Term
-opia
 Definition
vision
Term
-opsia
 Definition
vision
Term
-otia
 Definition
ear condition
Term
-physis
 Definition
to grow
Term
-plasia
 Definition
Formation, growth
Term
-plasm
 Definition
Formation, growth
Term
-porosis
 Definition
pore, passage
Term
-suppression
 Definition
To stop
Term
-therapy
 Definition
Treatment
Term
-tome
 Definition
instrument to cut
Term
-trophy
 Definition
development, nourishment
Term
-tropia
 Definition
to turn
Term
7. per os:
 Definition
by mouth
Term
ACE
 Definition
angiotensin-converting enzyme
Term
AFP
 Definition
Alpha-fetoprotein
Term
APAP
 Definition
acetaminophen (Tylenol)
Term
ARB
 Definition
angiotensin II receptor blocker
Term
ATRA
 Definition
All-transretinoic acid- treatment for acute myelogenous leukemia
Term
Alveol/o
 Definition
Small sac
Term
Ana-
 Definition
Backward
Term
Apo-
 Definition
Off, away
Term
Bmt
 Definition
Bone marrow transplantation
Term
Bx
 Definition
Biopsy
Term
CXR
 Definition
CHEST X-RAY (FILM)
Term
Ca
 Definition
Cancer
Term
Cac/o
 Definition
Bad
Term
Caps
 Definition
capsules
Term
Carcin/o
 Definition
Cancer, cancerous
Term
Cauter/o
 Definition
Burn/ heat
Term
Cea
 Definition
Carcinoembryonic antigen
Term
Cgy
 Definition
Centigray (one hundredth of a gray) or rad
Term
Chem/o
 Definition
Chemical, drug
Term
Cr
 Definition
Complete response
Disappearance of all tumor
Term
Cry/o
 Definition
Cold
Term
Csf
 Definition
Colony-simulating factor - for example: g-csf granulocyte colony-simulating factor) and gm-csf (granulocyte-macrophage colony-simulating factor)
Term
Cyst/o
 Definition
Sac of fluid
Term
DECUB
 Definition
DECUBITUS - LYING DOWN
Term
DI
 Definition
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
Term
DICOM
 Definition
DIGITIAL IMAGE COMMUNICATION IN MEDICINE - STD PROTOCOL FOR TRANSMISSION BETWEEN IMAGING DEVICES (E.G. CT SCANS AND PACS WORKSTATIONS)
Term
DNA - deoxyribonucleic acid
 Definition
genetic material within the nucleus of a cell; controls cell division and protein synthesis
Term
DSA
 Definition
DIGITIAL SUBTRATION ANGIOGRAPHY
Term
Des
 Definition
Diethylstilbestrol
Term
Dna
 Definition
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Term
Dose
 Definition
Amount of drug administered.
Term
ECHO
 Definition
ECHOCARDIOGRAM
Term
EUS
 Definition
ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY
Term
Egfr
 Definition
Epidermal growth factor receptor
Term
Ego
 Definition
Central, coordinating branch of the personality.
Term
Epi-
 Definition
Upon
Term
Epo
 Definition
Erythropoietin; promotes growth of red blood cells
Term
Er
 Definition
Estrogen receptor
Term
FDA
 Definition
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Term
Fibr/o
 Definition
Fibers
Term
Fna
 Definition
Fine needle aspiration
Term
Follicul/o
 Definition
Small glandular sacs
Term
Fung/i
 Definition
Fungus, mushroom
Term
Ga
 Definition
Gallium
Term
Gy
 Definition
Gray-unit of absorbed radiation dose
Term
H&e
 Definition
Hematoxylin and eosin-a dye combination used to stain pathology specimens
Term
HNPCC
 Definition
Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer
Term
HRT
 Definition
hormone replacement therapy
Term
IGRT
 Definition
Intensity-modulated gated radiation therapy-use of imaging mechanism attached to linear accelerator is added to IMRT to gate (track) a tumor moving during respiration
Term
IHC
 Definition
Immunohistochemistry
Term
IM
 Definition
intramuscular
Term
IMRT
 Definition
Intensity-modulated radiation Therapy-high doses of radiation are delivered directly to cancer cells in a targeted way, more precisely than in conventional radiotherapy
Term
INH
 Definition
isoniazid- antituberculosis agent
Term
IORT
 Definition
Intraoperative radiation therapy
Term
IS/O
 Definition
SAME
Term
IV
 Definition
intravenous
Term
IVP
 Definition
INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM
Term
Id
 Definition
Major unconscious part of the personality; instinctual drives and desires.
Term
KUB
 Definition
KIDNEY'S URETERS BLADDER (SERIES) -X-RAY IMAGING OF THESE ORGANS WITHOUT CONTRAST MEDIUM
Term
LAT
 Definition
LATERAL
Term
LS FILM
 Definition
LUMBOSACRAL (SPINE) FILMS
Term
MAOI
 Definition
monoamine oxidase inhibitor - an antidepressant
Term
MR, MRI
 Definition
MAGENTIC RESONANCE, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
Term
MRA
 Definition
MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY
Term
MRV
 Definition
MAGNETIC RESONANCE VENOGRAPHY
Term
MUGA
 Definition
MULTIPLE-GATED ACQUISITIONS (SCAN) - RADIOACTIVE TEST TO SHOW HEART FUNCTION
Term
Medull/o
 Definition
Soft, inner part
Term
Mucos/o
 Definition
Mucous membrane
Term
Mut/a
 Definition
Genetic change
Term
Mutagen/o
 Definition
Causing genetic change
Term
NHL
 Definition
Non-hodgkin lymphoma
Term
NPO
 Definition
nothing by mouth (nil per os)
Term
NSAID
 Definition
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Term
NSCLC
 Definition
Non-small cell lung cancer
Term
Necr/o
 Definition
Death
Term
Ned
 Definition
No evidence of disease
Term
Onc/o
 Definition
Tumor
Term
PA
 Definition
POSTEROANTERIOR
Term
PACS
 Definition
PICTURE ARCHIVAL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - REPLACEMENT OF TRADITIONAL FILMS WITH DIGITAL EQUIVILANTS THAT CAN BE ACCESSED FROM SEVERAL PLACES AND RETRIEVED MORE RAPIDLY
Term
PCA
 Definition
patient-controlled analgesia
Term
PDR
 Definition
Physicians Desk Reference
Term
PET
 Definition
POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY
Term
PET/CT
 Definition
POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY/ COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY - BOTH STUDIES ARE PERFORMED USING A SINGLE MACHINE
Term
PO, p.o., po
 Definition
by mouth (per os)
Term
Papill/o
 Definition
Nipple-like
Term
Pharmac/o
 Definition
Chemical, drug
Term
Pharmaceut/o
 Definition
Drug
Term
Plas/o
 Definition
Formation
Term
Ple/o
 Definition
Many, more
Term
Polyp/o
 Definition
Polyp
Term
Prot/o
 Definition
First
Term
Pt
 Definition
patient
Term
RADI/O
 Definition
X-RAYS
Term
RAIU
 Definition
RADIOACTIVE IODINE UPTAKE TEST- EVALUATES THE FUNCTION OF THE THYROID GLAND
Term
RFA
 Definition
RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION
Term
Radi/o
 Definition
Rays
Term
Rx
 Definition
prescribtion
Term
SBFT
 Definition
SMALL BOWEL FOLLOW-THROUGH
Term
SERM
 Definition
selective estrogen receptor modulator
Term
SL
 Definition
sublingual
Term
SON/O
 Definition
SOUND
Term
SQ
 Definition
subcutaneous
Term
SSRI
 Definition
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor- an antidepresaant
Term
Sarc/o
 Definition
Flesh, connective tissue
Term
Scirrh/o
 Definition
Hard
Term
Sig.
 Definition
directions- hot to take medication
Term
T-SPINE
 Definition
THORACIC SPINE
Term
TCA
 Definition
tricyclic antidepressant
Term
THERAPEUT/O
 Definition
TREATMENT
Term
TNM - INTERNATIONAL STAGING SYSTEM
 Definition
T specifies the size and degreeof local extension of the Tumor; N is the number of regional lymph Nodes that have been invaded by the tumor; and M specifies the presence or absence of metastases of the tumor cells
Term
Tele-
 Definition
Far
Term
UGI
 Definition
UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL (SERIES)
Term
ULTRA-
 Definition
BEYOND
Term
US, U/S
 Definition
ULTRASOUND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY
Term
V/Q SCAN
 Definition
VENTILATION-PERFUSION SCAN OF THE LUNGS (Q STANDS FOR RATE OF BLOOD FLOW OR BLOOD VOLUME)
Term
VITR/O
 Definition
GLASS
Term
VIV/O
 Definition
LIFE
Term
Xer/o
 Definition
Dry
Term
a.c., ac
 Definition
before meals (ante cibum)
Term
acetabul/o
 Definition
acetabulum (hip socket)
Term
acous/o
 Definition
hearing
Term
ad lib
 Definition
freely, as desired (ad libitum)
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward
Term
aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
adip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
adren/o, adrenal/o
 Definition
adrenal gland
Term
aer/o
 Definition
air
Term
albin/o
 Definition
white
Term
alges/o
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
Term
ambly/o
 Definition
dull, dim
Term
ana-
 Definition
again, anew
Term
andr/o
 Definition
male
Term
angio
 Definition
angiography
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
aque/o
 Definition
water
Term
audi/o
 Definition
hearing; the sense of hearing
Term
audit/o
 Definition
hearing
Term
aur/o
 Definition
auricul/o
Term
ba
 Definition
barium
Term
be
 Definition
barium enema
Term
bid, b.i.d.
 Definition
two times a day (bis in die)
Term
blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid (also palpebr/o)
Term
bronch/o
 Definition
bronchial tube
Term
c-spine
 Definition
cervical spine films
Term
calc/o, calci/o
 Definition
calcium
Term
calcane/o
 Definition
calcaneus (heel)
Term
carp/o
 Definition
carpal (wrist bone)
Term
caus/o
 Definition
burn,burning
Term
cc
 Definition
cubic centimeter
Term
chem/o
 Definition
drug
Term
clavicul/o
 Definition
clavicle (collar bone)
Term
cochle/o
 Definition
cochlea
Term
conjunctiv/o
 Definition
conjunctiva
Term
contra-
 Definition
against, opposite
Term
cor/o
 Definition
pupil (also pupill/o)
Term
corne/o
 Definition
cornea (also kerat/o)
Term
cortic/o
 Definition
cortex, outer region
Term
cost/o
 Definition
ribs (true ribs, false ribs, and floating ribs)
Term
crani/o
 Definition
cranium (skull)
Term
cras/o
 Definition
mixture
Term
crin/o
 Definition
secrete
Term
ct
 Definition
computed tomography
Term
cutane/o
 Definition
skin
Term
cycl/o
 Definition
ciliary body or muscle of the eye
Term
c̄
 Definition
with
Term
dacry/o
 Definition
tears, tear duct (also lacrim/o)
Term
derm/o
 Definition
skin
Term
derm/o, dermat/o
 Definition
skin
Term
diaphor/o
 Definition
profuse sweating
Term
dipl/o
 Definition
double
Term
dorsi-
 Definition
back
Term
erg/o
 Definition
work
Term
esthes/o
 Definition
feeling, sensation
Term
estr/o
 Definition
female
Term
eu-
 Definition
good, normal
Term
fasci/o
 Definition
fascia (forms sheaths enveloping muscles)
Term
femor/o
 Definition
femur (thigh bone)
Term
fibr/o
 Definition
fibrous connective tissue
Term
fibul/o
 Definition
fibuka (smaller lower leg bone)
Term
fractionation
 Definition
giving radiatation in small repeated doses
Term
freud believed that personality is made up of three major parts
 Definition
id, ego and superego
Term
glauc/o
 Definition
gray
Term
gluc/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
gonad/o
 Definition
sex glands (ovaries and testies)
Term
gray (Gy)
 Definition
unit of absorbed radiation dose
Term
gtt
 Definition
drops (guttae)
Term
h
 Definition
hour (hora)
Term
h.s., hs
 Definition
at bedtime (hora somni)
Term
hidr/o
 Definition
sweat
Term
hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
home/o
 Definition
sameness
Term
hormon/o
 Definition
hormone
Term
humer/o
 Definition
humerus (upper arm bone)
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above
Term
hypn/o
 Definition
sleep
Term
hypo-
 Definition
deficient; below under; less than normal
Term
iatr/o
 Definition
treatment
Term
ichthy/o
 Definition
dry, scaly (fish like)
Term
ili/o
 Definition
ilium (upper part of the pelvic bone)
Term
immun/o
 Definition
protection
Term
in vitro
 Definition
Experiments performed in a test tube (glass); outside of a living organism.
Term
in vivo
 Definition
Experiments performed within a living organism
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
ir/o, irid/o
 Definition
iris (colored portion of the eye)
Term
ischi/o
 Definition
ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone)
Term
kal/i
 Definition
potassium
Term
kerat/o
 Definition
cornea
Term
kerat/o
 Definition
hard
Term
kyph/o
 Definition
humpback, hunchback, (posterior curvature in the thoracic region)
Term
lacrim/o
 Definition
tears
Term
lact/o
 Definition
milk
Term
lamin/o
 Definition
lamina (part of the vertebral arch)
Term
leiomy/o
 Definition
smooth (visceral) muscle that lines the walls of internal organs
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
lord/o
 Definition
curve, swayback (anterior curvature in the lumbar region)
Term
lumb/o
 Definition
loins, lower back
Term
lymph/o
 Definition
lymph
Term
lymphaden/o
 Definition
lymph node (gland)
Term
malleol/o
 Definition
malleolus (process on each side of the ankle)
Term
mandibul/o
 Definition
mandible (lower jawbone)
Term
mastoid/o
 Definition
mastoid process
Term
maxill/o
 Definition
maxilla (upper jawbone)
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black
Term
metacarp/o
 Definition
metacarpals (handbones)
Term
metatars/o
 Definition
metatarsels (foot bones)
Term
mi/o
 Definition
smaller, less
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
myc/o
 Definition
mold, fungus
Term
mydr/o
 Definition
widen, enlarge
Term
myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow
Term
myocardi/o
 Definition
heart muscle
Term
myos/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
myring/o
 Definition
eardrum, tympanic membrane (also tympan/o)
Term
myx/o
 Definition
mucus
Term
narc/o
 Definition
stupor
Term
natr/o
 Definition
sodium
Term
nyct/o
 Definition
night
Term
ocul/o
 Definition
eye
Term
olecran/o
 Definition
olecranon (elbow)
Term
onych/o
 Definition
nail
Term
ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
Term
opt/o, optic/o
 Definition
eye, vision
Term
or/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
orth/o
 Definition
straight
Term
ossicul/o
 Definition
ossicle
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
otic
 Definition
Pertaining to the ear.
Term
oxy-
 Definition
rapid, sharp, acid
Term
p-
 Definition
after (post)
Term
p.r.n/ PRN
 Definition
as needed; as necessary (pro re nata, as the occasion arises)
Term
palpebr/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
Term
pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
Term
papill/o
 Definition
optic disc, nipple like
Term
par-
 Definition
other than, apart from
Term
parathyroid/o
 Definition
parathyroid gland
Term
patell/o
 Definition
patella (kneecap)
Term
pc, p.c.
 Definition
after melas (post cibum)
Term
pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis (hipbone)
Term
perone/o
 Definition
fibula
Term
phac/o, phak/o
 Definition
lens of the eye
Term
phalang/o
 Definition
phalanges (finger and/or toe bones)
Term
pharmac/o
 Definition
drug
Term
phot/o
 Definition
light
Term
phys/o
 Definition
growing
Term
phyt/o
 Definition
plant
Term
pil/o
 Definition
hair, hair follicle
Term
pituitar/o
 Definition
pituitary gland; hypoohysis
Term
plant/o
 Definition
sole of the foot
Term
poly-
 Definition
many, much
Term
presby/o
 Definition
old age
Term
prurit/o
 Definition
itching
Term
pub/o
 Definition
pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)
Term
pupill/o
 Definition
pupil
Term
py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
pyret/o
 Definition
fever
Term
q
 Definition
every (quaque)
Term
qAM
 Definition
every morning
Term
qPM
 Definition
every evening
Term
qh, g.h.
 Definition
every hours (quaque hora)
Term
qh2
 Definition
every 2 hours
Term
qid, q.i.d
 Definition
four times a day (quater in die)
Term
qs, q.s.
 Definition
sufficient quantity (quantum satis)
Term
radi/o
 Definition
radius (forearm bone - thumb side)
Term
retin/o
 Definition
retina
Term
rhabdomy/o
 Definition
skeletal (striated) muscle connected to bones
Term
rhytid/o
 Definition
wrinkle
Term
s-
 Definition
without (sine)
Term
s.o.s.
 Definition
if it is necessary (si opus sit)
Term
salping/o
 Definition
eustachian tube, auditory tube
Term
sarc/o
 Definition
muscle and flesh
Term
scalpul/o
 Definition
scapula (shoulder blade)
Term
scler/o
 Definition
slera (white of the eye); hard
Term
scoli/o
 Definition
crooked, bent (lateral curvature)
Term
scot/o
 Definition
darkness
Term
seb/o
 Definition
sebum (oily secretion from sebaceous glands)
Term
somat/o
 Definition
body
Term
spondyl/o (used to make words about conditions of the structure)
 Definition
vertebra
Term
squam/o
 Definition
scale-like
Term
staped/o
 Definition
stapes (third bone of the middle ear)
Term
steat/o
 Definition
fat
Term
ster/o
 Definition
solid structure
Term
stern/o
 Definition
sternum (breastbone)
Term
syn-
 Definition
together, with
Term
tars/o
 Definition
tarsals (bones of the hindfoot)
Term
tetra-
 Definition
four
Term
thec/o
 Definition
sheath (of brain and spinal cord)
Term
thym/o
 Definition
thymus gland
Term
thyr/o, thyroid/o
 Definition
thyroid gland
Term
tibi/o
 Definition
tibia (shin bone)
Term
tid, t.i.d
 Definition
three times daily (ter in die)
Term
toc/o
 Definition
childbirth
Term
tox/o
 Definition
poison
Term
toxic/o
 Definition
poison
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
trich/o
 Definition
hair
Term
tympan/o
 Definition
eardrum, tympanic membrane
Term
uln/o
 Definition
ulna (forearm bone- little finger side)
Term
ungu/o
 Definition
nail
Term
ur/o
 Definition
urine
Term
uve/o
 Definition
uvea; vascular layer of the eye (iris, ciliary body, and choroid)
Term
vas/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
vertebr/o (used to describe the structure itself)
 Definition
vertebra
Term
vestibul/o
 Definition
vestibule
Term
vit/o
 Definition
life
Term
vitre/o
 Definition
glassy
Term
xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
xenophobia
 Definition
Fear of strangers.
Term
xer/o
 Definition
dry
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